Fruit jar



Nov. 26," 1929.

llllllll lllllll F. J. SEMOTAN FRUiT JAR Filed April 1929 Patented Nov. 26, 1929 FFiCE TENT} FRANK J. SEMO'IAJN, OF -TA1V[A IOWA FRU'IT J'AE Application fi1ed April 8,

This invention relates t jars used in the preservation of fruits, vegecables, fruit juices and the like.

The object 0f the invention is in the main to improve the closure of the jar, so that it may be hermetically sealed with comparative ease by woman 01 a child, and as easily un" sealed.

A further object is to provide a closure which is ab once a hermetical Saal f0r the broad mouth of a jar and an extended bottle neck 01 nozz1e convenient for the pouring out of a liquid, thus adapting the vessel f01 convenient filling with either fruit 01' fruit juice, and the equally convenient emptying of the same in either case.

The invention is fully disclosed in the desoription and claims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in

which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation oft a jar embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a central, Vertical sect ion of the upper portion 013 the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the closing parts of the jar. Fig. 4 is a view from be1ow of the bottle-mouth portion 0f the closure above the section 1ine 4&4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the arclosing head cletached.

In the drawing the numeral 5 denotes a fruit-jar, having a body of substantially a standard type. The neok 6, however, instead of being screwthreaded has a terminal annu1ar flange 7, giving the mouth of the a1 a fairly wide and flat annular ring to i0rm a seat f0r a flat gasket 8. The neck is also shouldered at 9 to form a retaining rib for an encircling wire 10 connected by a twist at 11. The wire embraced a pair of upstanding bolts 12 provided with thumb-nuts 18,

for the clamping closure of the jar, as Will presently appear.

A molded glass head 14 has an annular flange 15, flat, and matching the top of the jar. The flange carries a ringlike yoke 16,

having lateral 1ugs 17 pierced f0x the damping bo1ts. Set in the position shown in Fig'sl." 1 and 2 with the gasket in place between the jar and the head, the thumb-nuts are very easily screwed down to make an air-tight 1929. Serial m. 353,433.

joint between the head and jar. So also, when it is desired 130 open the jar, 'the nuts a1e quite as easily unscrewed, when the head may be detached. The wringing action of the screw-top a1, which is apt 130 break the rubber gasket rings, and is always hard straining for a woman, is thus entirely avoicled.

In practice it is preferred to forma the head for double closure. It is accordingly provided wit-h a conical body 18 terminating in a cylinchical bottle-mouth 19. An annular shoulcler 20 is notched at-2l for clamp bolts 12 provided with thumb-nuts 13. The bolts are held in position by a wire ring 10", similar to that already described. The bolts engage a top-plate 22 by its pierced lugs 23, and bind closely into the bottle-mouth a non- VQX capping gasket 24. The jar may then be used as a bottle, by manipulating the outer Closure independenoly of that binding the head to the jar. F01" the pouring of liquids, such as fruit juices, this. is more convenient @han pouring from 1:he large mouth 0f the ar.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. In a fruit-jar am]. closure, the combination of a ar having an annularly expanded, fiat-toppecl mouth, a wire-ring retaining shoulder formecl on the neck, a pair of dampbolts With thumb-nuts hold by an encircling Wire under said shoulder, a head formed with a marginal, flat annular flange t0 match the mouth of the jar, and a ring-like yoke encircling the head and engaging said flange With pierced 1ugs engaged by the clamp-bolts,

whereby the head. is drawn to a sealing position on aninterposed gasket.

2. In a i"ruit-j a r assembly, the combination of a jar having an expanded, flat-topped mouth, a neck provided with an outstanding, 1

wire-ring retaining shoulder, clarnp-bolts with thumb-nuts held in upstanding osition by the wire ring, a head having a conical body and wire-retaining shoulder on a reduced exk tension of the head, a cap-plate engaged by the last named clamp-bolts, and a, convex gasket clamped in the bottlemouth of the head.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK. J. SEMOTAN. f 

